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Anyone got any experience with stopping overnight at Motorway Service Stations in this country.
We will be travelling up to the Lake District this Friday evening but will need to stopover for about 6 to 8 hours from 11pm and am considering stopping at one of the service stations on the M6. Somewhere between Junctions 19 and 30.
Is this okay, I guess there will be some cost to pay to someone.
Do you park up in the Lorry Parks?
Anyone got any information or experiences in doing this.
I did not particularly want to be looking for campsites at that time of night, particularly as we would want to be back on the road for 6am.
I stop enroute on all of Britains Motorways and I have never paid once. On some services in July and August the security patrol can be energetic. And if they insist, I move on, but by then Ive almost always had enough kip anyway.
I use the coach bays or the regular carpark, I always arrive very late and I never stay long, I only have around 4 hours kip a night anyway so on the service area I am never there for longer that 3 or 4 hours.
I only park in the coach bay or the regular carpark, and I always avoid the trucks parking area at all costs because of the noise and the stench of urine. Lazy B@$t*rds.
I only park in the coach bay or the regular carpark, and I always avoid the trucks parking area at all costs because of the noise and the stench of urine. Lazy B@$t*rds.
Hi Jim
ahh yes , the unforgetable stench of diesel mixed with urine.. best avoided if there is space in the coach area..
Drivers of all vehicles are entitled to park for up to two hours, free of charge. It is our belief that this gives the average driver time and opportunity for rest and refreshment. However, if anyone feels the need to stay beyond two hours, the charges are modest and shown on each service area under the "Where to find us" link on the left.
Q: But why have you started to charge for parking after years of letting people park for free?
A: These charges are not new. They have been in existence since the first motorway service areas appeared in the early 1960s but until we took an assertive approach it was left to the honesty of the individual driver to pay the appropriate charges.
We decided to enforce these historical charges in order to deter the increasing number of drivers who use motorway service areas as long-term car parks for purposes unrelated to our business. For example, several drivers will leave their cars at a service area and go off in one vehicle to a meeting or sporting fixture. This creates congestion and means our parking areas are inaccessible for motorists who need a break from driving and legitimately want to use our services.
Q: How rigidly do you enforce the parking restrictions. What of someone exceeds the two hour limit by a few minutes?
A: If someone thinks they have been given a parking ticket unfairly, we will examine their individual case. Furthermore, we will not issue parking tickets to drivers who are asleep or using their cars to rest, nor will we wake drivers in such circumstances.
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